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Eyewitness NewsDALLAS -- The Southwest Airlines pilot who insulted gays and older workers in an open-mike rant has apologized. The 12-year veteran of the Dallas-based airline, James Taylor of Argyle, Texas, was caught using slurs and profanity to complain that attendants were mostly gay or too old or too heavy for him to date. The comments went out over an air-traffic control frequency.
Taylor says the comments were truly insensitive, and he vowed to show the utmost respect for coworkers in the future. Southwest Airlines Co. has said the pilot was suspended and ordered to go through diversity training after the March incident.
The flight attendants' union says it will drop plans to file a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Copyright ©2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)Get more U.S. & World News »
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